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PIAAC (Latest Survey on Literacy) [PDF]

, 2014
This is the submitted version of the encyclopedia entry. Please cite as follows: Schleicher, A., Thorn, W., & Desjardins, R. (2014). PIAAC (Latest Survey on Literacy). In Michalos, A.C. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research (pp. 4810-4814). Amsterdam: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2170.
Schleicher, Andreas, Thorn, William, Desjardins, Richard   +2 more
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Skills, earnings, and employment: exploring causality in the estimation of returns to skills

Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2017
Ample evidence indicates that a person’s human capital is important for success on the labor market in terms of both wages and employment prospects. However, unlike the efforts to identify the impact of school attainment on labor-market outcomes, the ...
Franziska Hampf, Simon Wiederhold, Ludger Woessmann   +2 more
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PIAAC and the Danish press

, 2019
This report and the chapter deals with the role standard setting plays as a governance mechanism in adult learning, It focuses on the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIACC) to exemplify how standard setting in adult learning influences the public debate (through national newspapers), which informs policy in selected ...
Milana, Marcella, Larson, Anne, Rasmussen, Palle   +2 more
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Izobraževanje in usposabljanje starejših delavcev – mednarodna primerjava

AS: Andragoška Spoznanja, 2015
V prispevku najprej analiziramo vlogo in pomen izobraževanja in usposabljanja starejših delavcev z vidika učinkov na delovnem mestu. Učinki oz. vplivi izobraževanja in usposabljanja (starejših) delavcev se kažejo na različnih ravneh pojavnosti, in sicer ...
Sabina Jelenc Krašovec
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Institutional adult education regimes

European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
This study investigates continuing vocational education and training (CVET) in three institutional contexts: Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Drawing on PIAAC Cycle 1’s unique questions and transparency, we analyse institutional regimes and socio-
Nate Breznau, Judith Offerhaus
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[Artykuł wycofany z powodu plagiatu/ Article retracted because of plagiarism] Wyniki Polaków w Międzynarodowym Badaniu Kompetencji Dorosłych (PIAAC)

Rocznik Andragogiczny, 2014
[ARTYKUŁ WYCOFANY z powodu plagiatu/ARTICLE RETRACTED because of plagiarism]W artykule przeanalizowano wyniki Polaków uzyskane w Międzynarodowym Badaniu Kompetencji Dorosłych PIAAC, które zostało przeprowadzone w 24 krajach.
Alina Matlakiewicz, Anna Matusiak
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Validating Test Score Interpretations Using Time Information

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
A validity approach is proposed that uses processing times to collect validity evidence for the construct interpretation of test scores. The rationale of the approach is based on current research of processing times and on classical validity approaches ...
Lena Engelhardt, Frank Goldhammer, Frank Goldhammer   +2 more
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Measuring cultural capital through the number of books in the household

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 2019
Cultural capital is frequently measured via the number of books in a respondent’s household. Despite this measure’s widespread use, its quality remains largely unclear. To remedy this, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of the measurement properties
Swen Sieben, Clemens M. Lechner
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Weighting in PIAAC-L 2016

, 2018
GESIS Papers, 2018/15, 28 S.
Burkhardt, Luise, Silbermann, Tobias, Bartsch, Simone   +2 more
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PIAAC Bibliography - 2008-2017

, 2018
GESIS Papers, 2018/03, 145 S.
Maehler, Débora B., Bibow, Sonja, Konradt, Ingo   +2 more
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